Deerhoof has played a smattering of shows in New York recently after releasing their new album Deerhoof vs. Evil (including this one back in February that was handpicked by both myself and Jesse), but if you have yet to catch their eclectic j-popish art rock show so far, do it now! Le Poisson Rouge has this show titled as “Deerhoof & Friends: A musical event within Carnegie Hall's 2011 JapanNYC Festival, presented by Wordless Music w/ Ichi and If By…

It’s Friday.  You’ve been at SXSW for at least forty-eight hours now, and you’ve slept for about eight of them- in a non-consecutive manner.  You’re finally getting ready to head to your 6th Street haunt, because the musical masochist in you is giving you a gentle reminder that you can sleep when you’re dead.  So onto the next order of business, the most important one- how to get the TGIF party started.  It’s early afternoon, and suddenly an ultra violet…

It’s exactly ONE week (and some odd hours) until I trade in Los Angeles for some Austin insanity, and since there are about an infinite number of bands worth checking out (I’ll be the tornado blowing down 6th street in 27 different directions) we here at bestnewbands.com wanted to make it easier for you to see all your faves.  With myself being spawned in Southern California I’m no stranger to multitasking like it’s going out of style- so why not…

So it’s Tuesday, you’re counting the minutes left in the day, let alone the week and if Friday had a phone number you’d be sexting it.  Thankfully, Saint Motel is here to answer your prayers with a little mid-week gift in the form of auditory awesomeness.  The four boys are sending you one-way ticket style straight into Spring with their track “Puzzle Pieces,” which coincidentally, will fit perfectly in your itunes collection. Since all of us self-proclaimed starving artists dig…